Disclosure context

About thegentlemen

thegentlemen is a ransomware group that emerged in September 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their broad targeting of commercial sectors. The group has documented 267 victims across multiple countries, with primary focus on the United States, Thailand, France, Brazil, and India. Their targeting strategy demonstrates a preference for high-value sectors including manufacturing, technology, healthcare, and financial services organizations. Given the group's recent emergence and limited public documentation from established threat intelligence sources such as CISA, FBI, or major security research firms, specific details regarding their country of origin, operational structure, attack methodologies, encryption techniques, and whether they employ ransomware-as-a-service models remain unclear. The relatively high victim count of 267 in a short operational timeframe since September 2025 suggests either an aggressive campaign pace or potential inflation of victim numbers through affiliate operations, though without corroborating intelligence reports, the group's exact operational capabilities and notable campaigns cannot be definitively established. Current intelligence indicates the group remains active as of late 2025, though comprehensive threat profiling requires additional validated reporting from authoritative cybersecurity sources. The group has been linked to 424 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on September 9, 2025; most recent post May 18, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Also tracked as: the gentlemen.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 15, 2026Ponisch Abogados listed by thegentlemenon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Business Services sector, which has 2,640 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Ponisch Abogados is reported in MX, a country with 52 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

How we know this. Darkfield monitors public ransomware leak sites continuously, archiving every new disclosure and the data later released against the victim. Each entry on this page is sourced from the operator's own publication and cross-checked against complementary OSINT feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch). We do not collect or host stolen data — only the metadata, timestamps and screenshots needed to make the public disclosure searchable and accountable. Records here are corrected when the original post is edited, retracted, or merged with another disclosure.

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Ponisch Abogados

Claimed by thegentlemen · listed 6 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 15, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: thegentlemen
Status: Data leaked
Country: MX
Sector: Business Services
Listed on leak site: May 15, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Ponisch Abogados (also referenced as Poenisch Abogados) is a German-Mexican law and professional services firm operating in Mexico, focused on cross-border business collaboration between German and Mexican clients. The firm appears to specialise in legal advisory and consulting with an emphasis on precision and long-term client partnerships. Its public website (poenisch.com.mx) was under maintenance at the time of the disclosure.

Industry: Legal & Professional Services

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data is marked as published rather than merely listed, indicating actual exfiltration and release occurred. However, no data size, file count, or specific sensitive data categories (e.g., PII at scale, financial, medical) are stated or evidenced in the post, preventing a higher severity classification. A law firm context implies potentially sensitive client communications and legal documents, but this cannot be confirmed from available evidence.

The threat group 'thegentlemen' claims to have published data belonging to Ponisch Abogados, with the disclosure status recorded as data_published. No specific details regarding encryption or the nature of exfiltrated data are described in the leak post.

medium

What the group claims

poenisch.com.mx zoominfo.com/c/ponisch-abogados/557504173 German-Mexican business collaboration, specializing in professional services that may span legal advisory, consulting, or industrial solutions. Though public details are intentionally discreet, the company appears to value precision, cross-cultural expertise, and long-term partnerships. The website is currently under maintenance, reflecting a commitment to quality and continuous improvement. For the most accurate information, reaching out through professional channels once the site is live is recommended.

Sources

Victim sitepoenisch.com.mx

Source

Indexed 6 days ago

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